Since the transformation of the rampart into a green space, it has been used for recreation., © Gabriele Skorupski
Monuments and Sights, Historical Buildings

Probably in the 12th century the historical ramparts of Boizenburg were built. They served to protect the just developing town on the Boize River. More than 45 bridges over the moat gave the town the nickname "Little Venice of the North".

To monitor the trade route from the Harz Mountains to the Baltic Sea region, which at the time ran through the middle of today's city area, the Slavs had already built a lowland castle with a moat, earthen rampart and wooden palisades three centuries earlier in what was then the Fürstengarten. The ramparts, which are still visible today, were built in the 12th century and enclose the historic old town. They consist of a central rampart, enclosed on both sides by ditches, and an inner and outer rampart. The many small half-timbered houses, which were built directly on the inner of the two ditches towards the city, are connected to the middle rampart by more than 45 bridges. They still characterize the townscape today and gave the place the nickname "Little Venice of the North". Particularly charming is the small "Wallpavillon", a hexagonal half-timbered building standing on wooden stilts with a roof crowned with a morning star. In the late 19th century, the entire length of the Mittelwall was planted on both sides with linden trees, which today have grown into stately specimens. The linden avenue of the Kurzen Wall is even said to have existed since 1789.

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Schwartow hunting lodge

  • Boizestr., 19258 Schwartow

The hotel-restaurant is the ideal place for a relaxing day with friends, your partner or the whole family, for your vacation, as a stopover during leisure activities and for events. Especially for romantic wedding celebrations.

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First German Tile Museum

  • Reichenstraße, 19258 Boizenburg / Elbe

The Boizenburg Tile Museum is the only museum of its kind in Germany. Over 2000 historical tiles from the period around 1880 to 1925 are exhibited on 500 square meters. One focus is on tiles from the Art Nouveau period.

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Organic fruit farm

  • Büdnerweg, 19273 Teldau

BioObst Büdnerei offers organic certified apples and berries such as currants, gooseberries and blueberries from our own cultivation. In our contract cidery you also have the possibility to have your own juice pressed from your apples, pears or quinces. During the season there are blueberries to pick yourself.

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Court Weitenfeld

  • Weitenfeld, 19273 Vorderhagen

Fresh, untreated milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, whipped cream, whey and sausage specialties - you get it all at Hof Weitenfeld! Whether directly on the farm, delivered to your doorstep or at the weekly market - the milk is processed directly in the farm dairy and thus always reaches you as fresh as possible.

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Biosphere shelf at Café Marie in Boizenburg

  • Markt, 19258 Boizenburg/Elbe

Would you like to purchase high-quality, handcrafted products from the region? Then visit one of the Biosphere Shelves in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve River Landscape Elbe MV e.V.! Products of the partners of the biosphere reserve are sold via the shelves. Join in - enjoy a piece of the region!

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Biosphere shelf in the Elbe bookstore Boizenburg

  • Klingbergstraße, 19258 Boizenburg/Elbe

Would you like to purchase high-quality, handcrafted products from the region? Then visit one of the Biosphere Shelves in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve River Landscape Elbe MV e.V.! Products of the partners of the biosphere reserve are sold via the shelves. Join in - enjoy a piece of the region!

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